Notes on a Film - Courageous - the Art of being a Father

Today I watched the film, Courageous.

"When a tragedy strikes close to home, four police officers struggle with their faith and their roles as husbands and fathers; together they make a decision that will change all of their lives." - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630036/

Many people would be put off by this film because of its proactive preaching on Christianity. However as an atheist I wanted to watch it and continued to finish it.

This film from an atheists point of views remind me of the Power we each have to heal everything on this world. That power is Love.

There are many forms in my view;

• Mutual - for friends and family
• Private - for your parents, husbands/wives and your children
• General - for everything around.

The General Love is what is missed by most people everyday, and there are those people you hear of you have this ability to love everything. These are the most modest and admired people in the country they live in due to their work for charities, hospices and other similar activities. However these aren't the only ones. Some find time in their busy work to have the ability to achieve something within their own household which defines the family and creates the happy atmosphere that many people will envy.

This Christmas I want to spread some love to you by saying -

Merry Christmas

Blog Comments

I have had this blog for around 2 weeks now and the number of views I have has just gone over 1000 in the last few days. This number has made me fairly pleased that even a few people are taking a small chunk of their day to read what I have had to say.



So to those people - Thank you.



Now of course nobody is perfect and nobody never gets tired or has lazy days. Yes, I have written a few of my blogs when in a lazy mood or just about to go to bed for some sleep.

However this does not give people, where ever you are from, the right to slander the writer.

The only complaint I have against blogging is the Anonymous profile that lets you attack anyone you like at will and my only problem lies with those who dare not show their faces by showing a name other than Anonymous, as everybody in my belief has the right to face their accuser.

For instance - A professor of economics had a right go at me for my EU blog post. He decided to go on a rant about how I was illogical and ill informed. It’s fine for him to sit on his chair in a university somewhere and rave and rant. I defined my opinion and I also stated that is was most probably a narrow minded view.

However if this professor had been not under the guise of Mr Anonymous he would have had to think about his attitude towards other on their blogs.



Why is it that whoever runs this site doesn't just scrap the Anonymous profile and has a guest profile which requires them to enter a name so it can be distinguished from other comments posted. After all I’d be nice to know who you are talking to don’t you think??



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Nights out and the consequences.

There are millions of people who go out for a night on the town.
Bright lights, loud music and cheap drinks.

A night usual consists of 3 stages.

1. Pre-drink
2. the Night Out
3. Pre-hangover.

Stage 1 - This is usually in a friends house after a good meal.

• Drinking games.
• plenty of beer, spirits and mixers.

Stage 2 - After a short walk if your lucky, or a small bus/taxi ride you enter town. This town could be small or it could be a city like Liverpool.

• go to a club, get in and get the 'first drinks' of the night.
• depending on the night go to different clubs
• change drinks - beer, shots, cocktails, alcopops.

Stage 3 - The night is coming to and end around 2/3 am you go looking for a place to get something to eat. ( Burgers, Chips, Kebabs are most enjoyed). Get home and sleep.

But in the course of the night you could be drinking in excess of 30 or even 40 units. More if your sick and continue drinking like serveral idiots i have seen on a night out.

An average 18-25 year old goes on a night out this bad twice per month. Many people go out on night outs drinking less in between these big night outs.  The recommended is 2.5 units per day for a woman and 3.5 for a man. (average from http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/) These push a person's monthly alcoholic unit consumptions to around 100 units a month.

Is this sensible?? Short Answer - NO!

If you want to continue with this, its fine by me, but I am going to letting you know the conditions you'll be facing on your life.

1.  Most Common - Liver Cirrhosis
2.  Heart disease
3. Also has links to dementia and cancer.

So if you have children you need to think, will you be around to see them have children if you continue drinking like this??

Young people when you get to 30, do you want to be kept alive by 30 types of tablets everyday???

Make your choice now!

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Deja Vu

Everybody experiences the sensation of being, seeing, doing something that they have already done before.

But what is it really??

Is it a dream of doing something? or a repeat viewing of somewhere you forgot when u were a young baby/child.

Sometime for instances these deja vu occurrences happen with your loved ones and friends. But no one knows why and there are many theories, from the mind tricking itself to the many divine interventions that people believe in.

Personally I think, that the occurrences we have are glimpses, of our destiny, of the path we walk down in our life.

I have had several of these occurrences in the last few months with some places and happenings. I wouldn't go back and too try and change them at all. Its been the choices I made which led me to them and the choices I will make will take me along a path that I think has been written with many paths leading to the objective of my life, whatever that maybe.

I would take the time to say that I am atheist and have no religious views at all.

So deja vu.......... what do you think???

Blues and Greens.

The Earth we live on is blue and green,
and its atmosphoere has silver sheen.
To many of us we hold it dear,
but to most we hold it in subconscious fear.

Its caps are full of the whitest ice and snow,
And both sides of the middle are covered in sand so yellow.
With thick bands of green covering
the land thats inbetween.

There are big blue oceans and seas,
with white fluffy clouds wizzing around like bees.
Where mountains so high,
it appears they reach out to the sky.

And the best part,
isnt the glitter or grit,
but thats its a world, full of life.

Christmas

Christmas Time is here again,

So let’s open the cards and bring out a pen.

When all the cards are completely sealed,

Remember to keep the presents concealed.



Then Christmas Eve arrives,

And the radio plays the winter jives.

People all hoping for a white Christmas day,

And all the little kids have their last day of play.



It’s early to bed in anticipation,

To wake up for the celebration.

All the kids are surrounded by presents,

And some of those bought by their parents.



Then the mid-day chime sounds,

And family grins from all around.

Turkey, sausages and Brussels sprouts,

And at the sight of those everyone pouts.



The at the end it’s Christmas pudding,

And several people toast with a gentle ching.

Then the crackers are pulled apart,

And party hats are on from the start.



For this is the Christmas cheer.

It only happens once each year.

The Mustang.

With a thunder of hooves, the majestic breed start

Running through the Wild West’s heart.

All grouped together side by side.

Occasionally touching each other hides.



These are the horses of the west

And many say that they are the best

So they are chased by the vehicles of men,

Across plains and round river bends.



Although they fear these growling machines,

They still outwit men through the changing scenes.

A few are lost from the herd,

After being captured and lured.


But the rest remain free,

However none of them could foresee.

That in the years to come they be upheld,

And the men who chased withheld.


And instead of coming to capture,

They stop and followed with rapture

As the beast majestically ran,

Through the grass and sand.